[UK]
Fury over NHS sex change for evil killer
A savage killer serving life in Britain’s toughest jail has been given the go-ahead to have a sex change on the NHS.
Robert Page, 35, bludgeoned, stabbed and booted frail Clive White, 56, at least 100 times ­in a ­horrific frenzy during a ­bungled burglary.

[Malaysia] [Commentary]
Miss Transgender Malaysia 2011
The event was called “Fashion and Sense” but behind this euphemism necessary in a “conservative” country like Malaysia was the national beauty pageant for Malaysia’s transgender community.

[Australia]
A lifetime search for the stranger on the shore
A former champion surfer has finally found a modicum of peace - but it has been an emotionally and physically torturous journey, writes Frank Robson.
For Westerly Windina, home is a small Housing Commission flat at the Gold Coast. Technically, she lives alone but in every other sense Windina shares her home, and her mind, with the man she used to be: surfing great Peter Drouyn.

[USA]
Transgender Medical Needs Go Unaddressed at Most Colleges
Transgender college students across the country say more needs to be done to cover their medical needs under university-provided health care plans, according to Campus Progress.

[USA]
Parents urged to support, safeguard children as they explore gender
At first, Felisha Archuleta thought her young son's affinity for wearing dresses, primping his hair and playing with Barbies and Bratz dolls indicated he was going through a stage.
But Bobby Montoya's interest in "girl stuff" has not been short-lived: He's grown his hair out and has dressed as a girl when he can for much of his 7 years. Bobby's been "outspoken" about his gender identity, said Archuleta.

[CA, USA]
Transgender student expelled from private Riverside university
A man who identifies himself as a woman said she has been expelled from a nursing program at California Baptist University for appearing on a television program to discuss her gender identity, a local newspaper is reporting.
Domaine Javier, 24, told the Riverside Press-Enterprise she was expelled from the school after appearing on MTV’s "True Life” and declaring that she is biologically male. Javier dresses as a woman and has identified herself as female since childhood.
Transgender Woman Expelled from Riverside University After Appearing on MTV's 'True Life'
Transgender Student Says California Baptist U. Expelled Her

[CA, USA]
A Trans Woman's Breakthrough in Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding competitions are nothing new for personal trainer Chris Tina Bruce. Years ago, Bruce had been through the process of bulking up, training hard, and the tiring day-long competitions awarding bodies in peak condition. But for the first time Bruce will be competing as a woman.

[VA, USA]
Transgender Group Holds First Public Meeting
Some members of the Free Women Society met for the very first time publicly in Lynchburg Saturday night.
Right at the start, leaders spelled out their goals including educating the public about transgender issues.

[Cuba/Netherlands]
Castro’s daughter impressed by Dutch take on prostitution
Praise indeed for the way prostitution is organised in Amsterdam’s Red Light District. The Cuban sexologist Mariela Castro Espín is pleasantly surprised by the facilities that exist for window prostitutes in the Dutch capital.